Rangiku blinked several times, feeling her temper subside at the tone of sheepishness that coated his words. Running a hand through her hair she felt her fingers tremble as she tried to remember how to release the spell. Of all her subjects in the Academy, Kidou had never been her specialty.

"I..." she half-stammered, conflicting emotions still a whirlpool in her heart and head. Gin was a traitor. She had orders. Protocol dictated that she consult with any of the captains within the area. "I can't remember how to release it." She looked off to the side, the voice in her head fading as the wind filled her ears.

She could see the lights and the silhouette of the building. They weren't that far away. She could haul him back to the hotel, she thought. Hand him over to Zaraki-taicho as protocol dictated. They had been instructed to apprehend the traitors on sight. At all costs.

But kami help her... his face looked thinner than last she'd seen him. She knew hunger when she saw it.

She turned back to him and knelt at his side. Her hand fell on on his shoulder, and before she could tell herself to stop, the words hassed silent over her lips and the binding spell was released.